Understanding Palestine Means Understanding British Colonialism with Annemarie Jacir

About this episode

Francesca Fiorentini interviews filmmaker Annemarie Jacir about her film 'Palestine 36' and the historical context of British colonialism in Palestine.

Go see Palestine 36. Before the U,S, it was Britain that helped shape Zionism into the colonial force it is. Palestine 36, a new film from Watermelon Pictures, dramatizes a pivotal moment in the country, when Palestinians rose up en masse against British partition and the loss of their land to Zionist forces. A hundred years later, the song remains the same. Filmmaker Annemarie Jacir joins Francesca to talk about what her moving piece of historical fiction tells us about early colonialism of Palestine, and how anti-Arab racism has always been central to the program of ethnic cleansing. Featuring: Annemarie Jacir, writer & director https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1486975/ https://palestine36film.com/ *** Rock the pod on your bod. Get a brand new “Abolish ICE” t-shirt and a brand new mug at: www.bitchuationroom.com. *** Support the show becoming a patron https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom and get NEW exclusive perks. You can also be a member on YouTube, Twitch, or a paid subscriber on substack: franifio.substack.com. *** Thanks to Paige Oamek, Andy Vasoyan & Brent Godin *** Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod BlueSky…

People in this episode

Host: Francesca Fiorentini

Guest: Annemarie Jacir

Topics covered

• Palestine
• British Colonialism
• Zionism
• Ethnic Cleansing
• Anti-Arab Racism
• Historical Fiction

Keywords

• Palestine
• British Colonialism
• Zionism
• Annemarie Jacir
• Ethnic Cleansing
• Anti-Arab Racism
• Historical Fiction
• Film
• Documentary
• Colonial History

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Watermelon Pictures, IMDB, Patreon, YouTube, Twitch, Substack

Books & works: Palestine 36

More episodes of The Bitchuation Room

• Candidate Corner: Kai Newkirk · June 11, 2026 · 50 min
• The World Cup is Already a Mess and Life Inside Detention Centers w/ Katie Blankenship (Ep 335) · June 11, 2026 · 1h 34m
• How The Left Can Get Out of Its Own Way with Yotam Marom *TEASER* · June 11, 2026 · 13 min
• What's Going on In California and Adam Hamawy Proves Palestine Matters w/ Sam Seder & Rachel Reyes (Ep 334) · June 4, 2026 · 2h 16m
• ICE Isn’t About Immigration with Memo Torres *TEASER* · May 31, 2026 · 20 min
• Trump’s 250th Anniversary Plan? Harambe & UFC! w/ Wajahat Ali · May 30, 2026 · 1h 4m